Retainer for floor boards



June 3o, '1925.

AW. S. WALKER ET- AL' RETAINER FOR FLOOR BOARDS Filed Jimv 6, 1925 Patented .lune 39, 1925.

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.trnliation filed January 6i 1925. Serial 8.6.5,

To all whom t may concern: j

Be it known that .we, VViNrrigLD S. VALKER and HUBERT A. Brnnwifirr, citizens of the United States, residing at Limestone, in the county of Washington, State of Tennessee, have invented certain new' and use ful Improvements in Retainers for Floor Boards; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automobile attachments, and particularly to attachments for the floor boards of automobiles.

In some types ofiautomobiles, the floor boards are not secured in place, and when the automobile strikes an obstruction or depression these boards jump from their seats, and interfere with the operation of the control pedals. Also, while passing over rough roads or streets, these boards rattle and chatter. It is therefore the principal object of the present invention'to provide a device which is readily applicable to the floor board sections, and which will hold the boards against rattling and chattering, as well as against jumping from their seats.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the oo-r boards of an automobile, showing the invention in position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional. view on the line 2 2' of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the floor boards.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the side bars of the chassis of the automobile on which are supported the horizontal floor board section 11, and the inclined sections 12 and 13. Secured to, and extending between the chassis bars, is a bar 14:, in the forward edge portion of which there is formed the longitudinally extending ledge 15, on which rests the rear edge portion of the board section 11. In the front and rear edges of this board 11 there are formed the notches 16, while in the lower edge of the section 13 there are formed the notches 17.

The attachment is formed from a single length of suitable stiff wire, lor at metal, and hasv the intermediate portions of its legs 1 8` formed with coil turnsv 19, which are chgaged around a bolt or pin 20. The portions of the legs 18, rearwardly of the coils 19 rest on the upper face of the board 11, and transversely of the intermediate portion thereof, their ends being rebent as at 21, to engage in the notches 16, of the rear edge of the board 11, and in notches 22, formed in the ledge portion of the transverse bar 14, said ends extending rearwardly beneath said ledge. The portions of the legs 1S, forwardly of the coils 19 rest on the upper faces of the inclined board sections 12 and 13, transversely thereof, and on the intermediate portion of said faces, said leg portions being connected by the indented bight portion 23. Through the ends of the pin 2() are disposed the cotter pins or split keys 24:, the eye portions of which engage .in the lower lportions of the forward notches 16. The portions of the legs 18, adjacent the coils 19 engage in the said forward notches 16, and in the notches 17 of the section 13 of the Hoor board.

The board section 11 is engaged, adjacent its edges, by the buttons 25, which are carried by the chassis.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the resiliency of the leg portions of the device serve to exert pressure on the inclined sections 12 and 13, whereby to hold them firmly in their seats, and Athus prevent rattling and chattering thereof. Also, the pressure of the device serves to prevent these sections from jumping from their seats and becoming entangled in the control pedals. The device is, however, of such construction, that it may be readily sprung away from the board sections, to permit easy and quick removal of such boards, when necessary.

The device is extremely simple in construction, and is readily adapted for attachment to the ordinary automobile.

On the ends of the pin 20, between the split keys 24 and thecoils 19, there are disposed washers 26, lwhereby the iexing movement of the upper or forward portions of the legs 18 is rendered smoother, and without wear on the pin or coils.

What is claimed is:

1. In a floor board retaining device for an automobile, the combination with the horizontal board section and the inclined board sections, of means engaged with the chassis of the automobile and with the horizontal board section and having resilient leg portions engaged in retaining relation to the inclined board sections.

2. The combination with the horizontal andinclined board sections of the floor of an automobile, of a spring member having intermediate coil portions disposed between the horizontal and inclined sections, the portion of the spring member at one side of the coil portions being engaged with the chassis of the automobile and with the said hori- 'placement from their seats.

zontal section, and the portion of the spring member at the other side of the coil portons resiliently engaging the inclined section to retain said sections against rattling and s- In testimony whereof, we affix our siglin tures, in the presence of two witnesses.

VINFIELD S. WALKER. HUBERT A. BIRDWI] l .I i. Vitnesses:

J. F. NELSON,

R. M. ANDERSON. 

